I waited patiently for him to pour me my drink, and as soon as he handed it over to me, I wasted no time in swallowing it down in one gulp, allowing it to burn down my throat.
I let out a satisfied sigh.
“Another one please.”
“Coming right up.”
He poured me another…
And I drank it.
Then it was another, and another, and another.
But my alcohol tolerance was so high…
I couldn’t even get drunk.
I could feel my phone begin to blare and vibrate into a frenzy in the pocket of my black jacket.
I took it out, and looked at the name that was blaring across the screen.
Maricruz.
She was definitely going to get fucking ignored.
I rolled my eyes again. Just as I was about to ask the barman for another drink, I could see something from the corner of my eye.
Something that had sparked my curiosity.
I found myself turning away from the barman, narrowing my eyes, wanting to focus on who I’d just saw.
And what I found myself laying eyes on…
Was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen in my entire life.
11
ACE
I cocked my head to the side, as I drunk her in.
Her beautiful, sexy fucking face, her delicious body that was made for sin.
She was built and shaped like a goddess.
Meaty, with the most beautiful tits I’d seen.
Just how I liked my women.
Long hair, big, plump pouty lips covered in lipgloss that would look good wrapped around my fucking cock.
Arched eyebrows, thick thighs, hip dips, a nice belly.
I loved meat on my women…
And she looked good enough to fucking eat.
She was everything that Maricruz wasn’t.
Sure, Maricruz was pretty…
But she wasn’t even my type.
Maricruz was slim, the complete opposite of the woman who I was laying eyes on right now.
Hell, why couldn’t Padre get me an arranged marriage to a woman like this?
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ACE
I stared at her intently, just appreciating and taking in how beautiful she really was.
She was standing with her friend, and almost every man in the bar had their eyes on her right now.
Hell, if I didn’t want to punch their fucking faces and shoot down all of these bastards for even thinking they had a chance with her.
I saw her first.
I’d already staked my fucking claim.
If these men thought that they could try and take what was mine…
Then they had another thing fucking coming.
She made her way to the bar with her friend, calling for the barman to buy a drink.
But as soon as she did, her eyes met with mine as she noticed me from across the room.
Her cheeks began to flush bright pink as she began smiling nervously, a dimple forming in her fucking cheek.
Jesus fucking Christ.
She turned to her friend, as if she was trying to distract herself by speaking to her, but I never once stopped looking at her.
She glanced at me again, her face still burning, tucking her hair behind her ear, looking up at me with those big brown fuck-me eyes.
As if she was starting to get insecure underneath my gaze.
Hell, she had nothing to be insecure about.
She didn’t know just how sexy I found her.
And I would show her just how sexy I found her in due time, too.
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ROSE
When me and Mezoria arrived at the bar, and I was about to call the barman for our drinks, I saw somebody from the corner of my eye sitting on the other side of the bar.
And he was staring right at me.
Intently…
As if he’d been watching me for a long time.
When our eyes met, I couldn’t help but to feel my skin burn underneath his gaze, feeling myself getting flustered just at the sight of him.
He was easily the sexiest man I’d ever laid eyes on.
With thick eyebrows, tanned skin, a scruffy beard, beautiful black hair.
And then there was his body.
He was wearing a tight black jacket, leaving little to the imagination about how well-built his frame was.
I drove down to the beach on the other side of town, knowing that women loved that kind of shit.Scenery, sand, water.And I would be lying if I didn’t say I loved it, too.The calm, peaceful feeling.I played slow, soft songs in the background as we drove together, and she began getting more comfortable around me.“How’s a beautiful lady like you single, mami?” I found myself asking her, letting out a low chuckle.She swallowed down a lump in her throat, as she stared out of the window.“My husband died many years ago.”I could feel my cheeks burn, suddenly feeling terrible for asking her.She turned to me, noticing my discomfort.“It’s okay, I’m over him,” she shrugged. “I just haven’t met anybody that I like enough to pursue a relationship ever since.”My tensed shoulders relaxed. I put my hand on her thigh, giving it a reassuring squeeze.“Maybe you met him tonight,” I said carefully.You’re a fucking bastard, I thought to myself.You’re stringing her along for nothing.You know t
She looked a little embarrassed, as if she was instantly regretting what she’d just said.“Sorry. I didn’t mean to seem rude,” she mumbled.I let out a low, amused chuckle.“It’s cool. You were just being cautious.”“So, a drive huh?” she asked, smiling. “What makes you so confident that I wanna go with you? You could be a serial killer for all I know.”“Well you’re just going to have to trust me then, aren’t you mami?” I remarked, still smirking.Her defiance, the way she was making me chase her and work for it…Made me want her that much fucking more.I took another step closer to her. At this point, I was so close to her, that if I leant forward, we’d end up fucking kissing. I was having a hard time restraining myself with how beautiful she was.“I know you want me just as much as I want you, mami.”She blushed beetroot red, before swallowing.“Alright. I’ll come with you.”I let out a satisfied chuckle.This woman didn’t have the slightest idea who I really was, what I really deal
I could feel my breath catch in my throat, not sure what he wanted with me.Not sure if he was staring at me out of curiosity…Or because he actually wanted to speak to me.But seeing as he hadn’t said a word to me yet…I thought so much that he didn’t want to say anything.I swallowed down a lump in my throat, before shutting off my thoughts, needing to stop myself from getting distracted by him.I came here with Mezoria tonight…And I needed to remember that.14ACEI continued to watch her intently.I called the barman on my side of my table, and told him to pay for her and her friend’s drinks all night.He nodded obediently.I could feel my phone begin to vibrate again.Texts from Maricruz…But I couldn’t be bothered to read them.I didn’t want to think about her and the arrangement tonight.I continued to watch her and her friend.Speaking to each other…Giggling together.She still exchanged glances with me, but they were short-lived.A few men tried approaching her, asking her
I waited patiently for him to pour me my drink, and as soon as he handed it over to me, I wasted no time in swallowing it down in one gulp, allowing it to burn down my throat.I let out a satisfied sigh.“Another one please.”“Coming right up.”He poured me another…And I drank it.Then it was another, and another, and another.But my alcohol tolerance was so high…I couldn’t even get drunk.I could feel my phone begin to blare and vibrate into a frenzy in the pocket of my black jacket.I took it out, and looked at the name that was blaring across the screen.Maricruz.She was definitely going to get fucking ignored.I rolled my eyes again. Just as I was about to ask the barman for another drink, I could see something from the corner of my eye.Something that had sparked my curiosity.I found myself turning away from the barman, narrowing my eyes, wanting to focus on who I’d just saw.And what I found myself laying eyes on…Was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen in my entire life.
Thirty miles per hour…Forty miles per hour…Fifty miles per hour…It wasn’t long before I arrived. I pulled the car up to the curb and made my way inside, ready to get hammered.Needing to forget about all of my problems…Even if it was just for tonight.8ROSEI sat in bed watching Peaky Blinders on the television. I was on the third season. It was a show about a man called Tommy Shelby and his gangster family, following the life they led in Birmingham, a city in the United Kingdom.It was a Friday night. I glanced at the clock, and saw that the time had just passed eight P.M.As much as I was enjoying watching Peaky Blinders, I really couldn’t bear the thought of being alone in my apartment on a Friday night munching on cookies, when everyone else in the world was probably out clubbing or getting laid.I laughed to myself, before taking my phone from my bedside table, ready to call my friend Mezoria from work.“Hey Mezoria?” I said down the line. “Do you have any plans tonight?”“N
“Hey Ace,” Leonardo shrugged, as he joined my side.“What’s up, Leonardo?” I asked.“I came to let you know that the money from the offshore bank accounts transferred successfully into the casino,” Leonardo stated matter-of-factory, folding his arms. “So we’re all done for tonight. Bellick said you weren’t picking up your calls.”“Yeah… I had some shit on my mind,” I muttered. “Good to know it all went smoothly though, without any heat from the feds. That’s one less fucking thing for me to stress about.”“Well you’re alright to relax now, Bellick and the other guys are taking care of all the other shit we have that needs doing. Collecting the remaining debts we have round the area.”“Good.”I let out a sigh that I didn’t know I was holding, before staring back out of my balcony.“Hey, are you alright, bro?” Leonardo asked, concerned. “Is something bothering you?”“Yeah,” I gritted through clenched teeth. “One word. Maricruz.”Leonardo rolled his eyes.“Why are you still hung up about